National Indian Education Association (NIEA) 2012 Legislative Agenda. Advocacy Briefing

Overview & Synopsis

This volume contains advocacy briefing papers presented at the 15th Annual National Indian Education Association (NIEA) Legislative Summit held February 15-15, 2012 in Washington, DC. The following papers are included: (1) Become a Powerful Advocate; (2) NIEA Legislative Priority for 2012: Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act/No Child Left Behind Act; (3) NIEA Summary of the Native CLASS Act (S.1262); (4) Preserving Native Languages; (5) Encouraging Tribal-State Partnerships and Collaboration in Education through Consultation; (6) Tribal Education Agencies Pilot Project; (7) Provide Indian Tribes Access to Tribal Member Student Records; (8) Technical Amendments to ESEA/NCLB; (9) Fiscal Year 2012 BIE, Department of Education, and Head Start Funding Levels; (10) Bureau of Indian Education Schools; (11) The Johnson O'Malley Program; (12) Funding Indian Education Through Impact Aid; (13) Insufficient Funding for Construction and Repair of BIA Schools; (14) Funding for Tribal Education Departments; (15) Funding American Indian - Alaska Native Head Start and Early Head Start Programs; (16) Establishing Higher Education Priorities for Native Students; (17) NIEA Urban Native Education Council Positions; (18) Executive Order 13592: Improving American Indian and Alaska Native Educational Opportunities; (19) NIEA Summary of Executive Order 13592; (20) White House Memorandum on Tribal Consultation; (21) Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments; and (22) Condition of Indian Education 2011. Individual papers contain footnotes. (Contains 1 figure.) [For the 14th Annual Legislative Summit Briefing Papers, see ED523542.]